“In your prayers, do not babble…Your Father knows what you need before you ask him” (Matthew 6:7-8). Babbling is not the same thing as repeating.Repeating may express a desire with intensity… but babbling shows a lack of trust. To babble –is to believe that one has not been heard,is to […]
The Alphabet of Life – Letter R
R for Return Returning… THE return The return that the period of Lent proposes to us. It is one of the important themes of this special season. An inspiring text of Luke’s gospel describes the journey to which we are invited. The parable is well known to us – it […]
24th Sunday of Year C – 2022
A gospel text – THE gospel text so well known! (Luke 15:11-32). Too well known, perhaps… to the point that we fail to recognize the real identity of the people – those presented in Jesus’ parable. A son like… many other… Cherished by a loving father… Unaware of all that […]
4th Sunday of Lent, Year C – 2019
“When he came do his senses…” (Lk.15:11-32) Herding pigs, for a Jew, was a shameful occupation. To a Jew faithful to the prescriptions of the Law, these animals were considered ‘impure’. And there he was, minding pigs for the owner who did not even give him a share of the […]
Feast of the Holy Trinity, Year A
If you mention the word ‘TRINITY’ to a group of theologians, or to some Scripture scholars, they will probably give you some lengthy explanations. Exegetes, theology professors, spiritual authors will probably do the same. Definitions and explanations, are their domain. Expounding on concepts and themes is very much part of […]
24th Sunday of the Year, C
Speaking of God, calling on him, imagining his shape and his activities – all this is part of our efforts to come to know him. In their sophisticated language, Bible scholars speak of ‘anthropomorphism’ – in simple words it means lending to God some of our human attributes and attitudes. […]